Yokohama Tire will be establishing a new technical development center. The Center will be primarily focused on tire and material development, indoor testing, research, and tire benchmarking with a focus on the unique requirements of the North American marketplace.

North Carolina–based Pepsi Bottling Ventures is the largest privately held bottler of Pepsi–Cola products in North America, operating 21 bottling and distribution facilities that serve consumers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. PBV is a joint venture between Suntory International and PepsiCo.

DataChambers is a full-service information technology and managed services provider.www.datachambers.com

New

20

$8,00,000

Simon Property Group

Simon Property Group, Inc. is an S&P 100 company and the largest real estate company in the world. The Company currently owns or has an interest in 325 retail real estate properties in North America and Asia.www.simon.com

Expansion

30

$10,000,000

2012

S&D Coffee and Tea

S&D Coffee & Tea is a premiere, national supplier of coffee, iced tea, and extracts. They are the largest custom coffee roaster and the largest blender of foodservice iced tea in America. www.sndcoffee.com

Expansion

200

$41,000,000

Corning

As the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics, Corning invents, makes, and sells keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications, and life sciences.www.corning.com